35 Best Homemade Body Butter Recipes

With so many options for lotions and moisturizers available in the market, people still prefer to use body butters for healthy skin. This is because instead of harmful chemicals and preservatives that are used in most skin care products to make them long-lasting, body butters are actually good for us in the long run.

What are the main ingredients in most of the popular and mainstream skin care products that we can buy from a shop? Chemicals, parabens, preservatives, microbeads and synthetic fragrances are only some of the things our skin has to deal with when we use these artificial lotions and moisturizers.

On the other hand, body lotions – even the store-bought ones – are completely safe to use. They are for everyone, even people with extremely sensitive or dry skin. No amount of tinkering with harsh chemicals can produce anything as good as natural body butters, which is why they are so popular widely.

This article contains 35 of the easiest, most popular and useful recipes for making your very own homemade body butter.  The ingredients are available everywhere, and the process is easy; so what’s stopping you from making your very own body butters for your skin care regime?

With this article, you can choose from the 35 best and most helpful body butter recipes that can be easily made at home and start today!

Why are Homemade Body Butters So Popular?

There are actually a few very valid reasons for homemade body butters are gradually becoming popular among so many people.

Nutrient-dense, natural and fragrant, homemade body butters are actually a healthier option for your skin. They are easy to make with everyday natural ingredients that are widely available everywhere, and makes the user feel pampered and feeling rejuvenated.

If you need more reasons to start making your own body butter, here are some concrete motivations to convince you.

 

1. They are Cheaper

Homemade body butters are actually cheaper than the ones you can buy at a store, and even cheaper than lotions and moisturizers from renowned brands. Ingredients such as jojoba oil and coconut oil are both cheap and widely available everywhere, and they happen to be the most used ingredients in most body butter recipes.

While some essential oils are comparatively expensive, most of the recipes require only a few drops of it. Together, all the different ingredients create a balance and make it really inexpensive compared to store-bought ones.

 

2. They Work Miracles on Sensitive Skin

If you have extremely sensitive skin that is affected negatively by almost everything you use, body butters are the perfect solution. If you’re making them at home, you can only use the ingredients that suit your sensitive skin, and nothing unnecessary and harmful.

Shea butter, which is the ideal ingredient for such skin, can be the chief ingredient for the body butter best suited for your skin without the added burden of chemicals and artificial fragrances.

3. They Can Revitalize Your Hair

Body butter isn’t just suitable for your skin, but also great for your hair. Especially if you have dry and lifeless hair, homemade body butter can be used as conditioner for your hair.

4. They Can be Used to Remove Makeup

Instead of using chemical make-up removers, body butters – especially the ones enriched with shea butter – can be used to remove makeup, lipstick and mascara. At the same time, shea body butter will help to soften and moisturize sensitive skin when removing makeup.

Instead of chemical makeup remover that dries up skin and makes blemishes to appear with regular use, shea body butter does the opposite. This butter is perfect for sensitive and dry skin as moisturizer as well as for removing makeup.

5. They can be Customized to Your Taste

Homemade body butters aren’t just great because they are good for your skin, but also because they can be customized with your favorite fragrance or essential oil. If you are partial to a particular essential oil that relaxes you or a perfume that you like to lightly linger, you can customize both the fragrance and the amount to your liking.

6. They are Great for Reducing Scars or Stretch Marks

If you are worried about any scars on your body or your stretch marks lingering from pregnancy, body butters are a great way to get rid of them. Since almost all homemade body butters are rich in nutrition, vitamins and fatty acids, they are actually more effective in nourishing the body and gradually removing marks and scars.

While some high-quality lotions and moisturizers work only to smoothen and treat your skin, body butters are so much more than that. It is especially the homemade body butters that you can customize and make to suit your needs, making them the better choice for your skin care regime.

 

35 Best Homemade Body Butter Recipes

 

In the next section, you will come across 35 body butter recipes that anyone can make at home, with only a few ingredients. These ingredients are mostly ones you recognize as well as what you’ll find available everywhere, wherever you are in the world.

Not only that, but the entire process is also extremely easy as well. With most recipes, all you need to do is to mix the ingredients in the right proportions and the body butter will be ready in a few hours.

Some of the homemade body butter recipes in this book will also allow you to experiment with your favorite fragrances and essential oils, increasing or decreasing their amount based on how much you like them.

More importantly, with a selection of 35 body butter recipes, you can choose the one that sound like the best fit for your skin type and requirement. Or, you can experiment with them all, one after another, until you’ve found the one that you love the best.

So, what are you waiting for?

 

1. Basic Whipped Body Butter

 

This is one of the easiest and the most basic body butter recipes for anyone to make at home.

What does it do?

The basic whipped body butter can be used as moisturizer for your face and all other body parts, as well as for removing makeup and cleaning your face.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of Shea butter
• ¼ cup of sweet almond oil
• ¼ cup of coconut oil
• 30 drops of essential oil of your choice*

Procedure:

• Use a saucepan or a double boiler to melt the shea butter, sweet almond oil and coconut oil together. Use a low to medium heat so that the mixture doesn’t burn.
• Add the essential oil to the mixture.
• After all the ingredients have mixed properly, transfer it to a mixing bowl.
• Allow the mixture to cool completely until the oils solidify into a butter-like texture.
• Use a stand mixer or a hand beater to whip the mixture, just like edible whipped cream.
• Spoon the whipped body butter into a mason jar with a lid.
• Store in a dark and cool place for a longer shelf life.

 

* For choice of essential oil, you can use a mixture of cinnamon essential oil, orange essential oil, clove essential oil, lavender essential oil, frankincense essential oil or ginger essential oil.

 

2. Extremely Simple Body Butter

 

This whipped body butter is – as the name indicates – is extremely easy to make, with just the basic ingredients that are available everywhere. This is basically the same recipe as a whipped body butter recipe, without the essential oils and the help of a mixer.

How does it Help?

This simple body butter can be used to moisturize your whole body, including your face, elbows and knees. Because of it’s all natural ingredients, this body butter is a perfect for all kinds of sensitive and dry skin.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of organic coconut oil
• ½ cup of organic shea butter
• ¼ cup of sweet almond oil

Procedure:

• Melt the coconut oil and the shea butter slowly in a bowl over a pot of boiling water; alternatively, you can melt it in a large bowl inside a microwave in short bursts of 30 seconds.
• Bring out of the microwave oven or the boiling water and whisk in the sweet almond oil.
• When cooled completely, pour into a glass container with a lid for storing.

 

3. Turmeric-Enriched Body Butter

 

Turmeric is a much-loved element in certain Eastern cultures, with medicinal and beatification properties. While turmeric is mostly used as a spice in cooking, it can also be an important ingredient in making body butters.

How does it Help?

Turmeric-enriched body butter is made with extract from turmeric root, which makes skin smooth and bright.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of turmeric shea butter
• ¼ cup of coconut oil
• 60 drops of ginger essential oil
• 3 tablespoons of arrowroot powder

Procedure:

• Melt the turmeric shea butter in a large pot over medium heat until it softens and becomes liquid.
• Add coconut oil to the mixture and stir gently.
• Increase speed and mix until the ingredients are combined together.
• Add the ginger essential oil and the arrowroot powder to the mixture.
• Mix gently until combined.
• Remove the body butter from the pan and let cool.
• Use a mixer to whip the mixture until fluffy.
• Store in a mason jar with a lid, and keep in a dark and cool place.

 

* If the weather is very hot, store mason jar in the refrigerator.

 

4. Honey Body Butter

 

Made with the most basic ingredients, honey body butter is an easy recipe that anyone can make at home. It takes less than half an hour to make a batch of this body butter that you can use for a few months at least.

How does it Help?

Because the main ingredient of this body butter recipe is honey, it soothes your skin and repairs any kind of breakage. The hydrating power of honey shea butter in this recipe is actually a great moisturizer for dry skin.

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of shea butter
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa butter
• 3 tablespoons of sweet almond oil
• 1 teaspoon of raw honey
• 10 drops of chamomile tea

Procedure:

• Melt the shea butter and cocoa butter in a pot over a large pan of shimmering water.
• Remove the pot from the hot water and pour in the sweet almond oil.
• Pour in the honey and mix gently.
• Gently whisk all the ingredients together until they have mixed together.
• When the mixture has cooled, put the pot in the refrigerator for a few minutes.
• Take the pot out of the refrigerator to add the chamomile essential oil into it.
• Whisk the essential oil well with the mixture and return pot to the refrigerator.
• Take out the body butter from the refrigerator after it has somewhat solidified and whisk it into a creamy texture.
• Store in a lidded mason jar.

 

5. Milk, Honey and Oats Body Butter

 

Slightly more detailed, this body butter recipe uses three of the most nutritious ingredients for our health: milk, honey and oats. Together, they make a body butter that you can use both as a lotion, a face cream and a moisturizer.

How does it Help?

Milk is an active ingredient in body butters for hydrating skin, while honey has skin-repairing properties. Both these ingredients are present in this body butter recipe, as well as oats which acts as a protective shield against various kinds of infection.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of old-fashioned rolled oats, soaked in half a cup of water overnight
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• ¼ cup of whole milk
• 1/3 cup of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa butter
• 2 tablespoons of wax

Procedure:

• Blend the soaked and softened oats in a food processor until completely smooth.
• Warm the whole milk in a pan over low heat (do not boil). Set aside to cool.
• Melt the cocoa butter, coconut oil and wax in a pot over medium heat.
• Add the honey to the pot and mix.
• Pour both the melted butter mixture and the warm milk in glass jar and xix well.
• Add the lemon juice to the jar and mix well.
• Add the blended oat to the jar and stir the mixture constantly.
• Stir every few minutes until the mixture thickens slightly.
• Keep in a lidded jar in the refrigerator.

 

6. Vanilla Body Butter

 

Everyone loves the smell of vanilla, which is why this is an extremely popular body butter recipe that you can easily make at home.

How does it Help?

Vanilla extract – the main ingredient in this recipe used in the form of vanilla bean – has a naturally soothing fragrance. This body butter will not just hydrate your skin, but it will also help to awaken your senses and make you feel relaxed.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• ½ cup of sweet almond oil
• 1 vanilla bean, split

Procedure:

• Melt cocoa butter in a pot over medium heat.
• Add the coconut oil and the sweet almond oil to the melted butter and stir.
• Add the vanilla bean to the mix and wait until for everything to mix perfectly.
• Pour the mixture into a container, let cool and refrigerate for a few hours.
• Wait until the mixture begins to harden.
• Blend the still pliable mixture in a food processor or a blender until smooth.
• When the mixture is light and creamy, pour into a lidded mason jar and store.

 

7. Cinnamon Vanilla Whipped Body Butter

 

Vanilla smells great but add just a little bit cinnamon to the mixture and it will be heavenly. The finished body butter will smell just like a delicious cookie dough that you’d love to eat up, but that will also be miraculous for your skin.

How does it Help?

Rubbing this homemade body butter on your skin right after a shower will keep your skin glowing for hours afterwards. Vanilla provides extra hydration for dry skin and the hint of cinnamon is extremely refreshing on your body.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter, unrefined
• 1 tablespoons of cocoa butter, unrefined
• ¼ cup of coconut oil, unrefined
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder, ground
• 1 teaspoon of sweet almond oil

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter and the shea butter in a pot over medium heat.
• Add the coconut oil and the sweet almond oil to the mixture and stir.
• Pour out the melted mixture into a bowl and set aside.
• After the mixture solidifies a little, add the cinnamon powder and the vanilla extract.
• Use a mixer to whip up the body butter until fluffy.
• Store the whipped mixture in a lidded jar.

 

8. Gingerbread Body Butter

 

It’s not just your house that can smell like gingerbread cookies around Christmas, but you can recreate the magic all year with this body butter recipe. It will also be a perfect gift for the Holiday season, or something you can make for yourself.

How does it Help?

This body butter recipe uses both shea butter and coconut oil, which makes sensitive skin smooth and hydrates dry skin.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ¼ cup of coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 10 drops of ginger essential oil
• 5 drops of cinnamon essential oil
• 5 drops of clove essential oil

Procedure:

• In a small pot, melt the shea butter and the coconut oil over low heat, and mix.
• Remove from pot and let the mixture cool down.
• Scoop the mixture into a mixing bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove from fridge when the mixture solidifies a little.
• Add the ginger, cinnamon and clove essential oils to the mixture.
• Add the vanilla extract.
• Mix all the ingredients together.
• Use a mixer to whip the mixture until fluffy and creamy.
• Store in a lidded, airtight mason jar or container.

 

9. Homemade Vanilla and Cocoa Body Butter

 

With this body butter recipe, you’ll be able to recreate the smell of your favorite bakery in your own home. With vanilla and cocoa extract, this homemade body butter will smell just the way you want it to.

How does it Help?

Because of the combined effort of vanilla and cocoa, the buttery texture of this body butter will keep your skin glowing and smooth. Besides, the soothing fragrance of vanilla will also be something you’ll look forward to every day after showering.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of beeswax
• ½ vanilla bean, split
• ½ teaspoon of almond extract (optional)

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter and beeswax together in a over a double burner.
• Add the coconut oil and the shea butter to the melted mixture.
• Whisk thoroughly to mix.
• Remove from heat and let cool for half an hour.
• Add the vanilla seeds scraped from the split vanilla bean.
• Add the almond extract (optional).
• Whisk and let cool for an hour more.
• Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and whip for a few minutes using a mixer.
• Store in an airtight container.

 

10. Whipped Lavender Body Butter

 

Everyone absolutely loves lavender!! Why not? It is one of the most beautiful fragrances in the world, and also works miracle on skin.

How does it Help?

Shea butter is rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin E, and they both work to make your skin feel amazing. Another active ingredient in this body butter is lavender essential oil, which both smells beautiful and is nutritious.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of coconut oil
• 1 cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of jojoba oil
• 25 drops of lavender essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the shea butter over low heat.
• Add the coconut oil to the mixture and mix together.
• Add the jojoba oil to the concoction.
• When all the ingredients have mixed together perfectly, remove from the heat.
• Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and refrigerate for a few hours.
• When the mixture solidifies, use a mixer to whip it until fluffy and creamy.
• Store in a lidded jar or container.

 

11. Citrus and Mint Body Butter  

 

Mint doesn’t only belong to chocolate chip cookies and chutneys but will also be amazing in a homemade body butter. Besides, the hint of citrus is what’s going to make this body butter extra special.

How does it Help?

This recipe works great with dry skin, especially skin that immediately absorbs whatever you put on it. Of course, there’s shea butter that – with the Vitamin A and E nutrients – work wonder with sun-burnt and damaged skin, as well as improve skin conditions.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of sweet almond oil
• ½ cup of apricot kernel oil
• 10 drops of lemon essential oil
• 10 drops of sweet orange essential oil
• 15 drops of peppermint essential oil
• 15 drops of tangerine essential oil
• 15 drops of lime essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the shea butter and the cocoa butter over low to medium heat.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add the sweet almond oil and the apricot kernel oil to the melted butter.
• Mix well and refrigerate for an hour.
• When the mixture solidifies a little, add the drops of essential oil to the mix.
• Use a mixer to whip up the ingredients together.
• Mix until the body butter becomes creamy and fluffy.
• Store in a closed container.

 

12. Whipped Moisturizing Body Butter

 

For skin that’s extra dry, this is a great recipe for a moisturizing body butter. With only the basic ingredients, this is a homemade body butter that can be whipped up in a matter of minutes.

How does it Help?

This body butter recipe has the common ingredients, as well as both blood orange and cinnamon essential oil that has soothing, nourishing and warming properties. Besides, blood orange essential oil also has a very uplifting aroma that actually promotes smooth skin.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• ½ cup of jojoba oil
• 10 drops of cinnamon essential oil
• 20 drops of blood orange essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter in a pot or in a double burner.
• Add the jojoba oil and coconut oil.
• Remove from the heat and add the shea butter.
• When everything has melted and mixed together, pour the mixture in a bowl and refrigerate for 3 to 5 hours.
• After the butters have solidified slightly, take the bowl out of the refrigerator.
• Use a mixer to whip up the mixture.
• Add the essential oils and whip for a few minutes again.
• Store in a closed container.

 

13. Homemade Easy Whipped Shea Body Butter

 

If you aren’t a fan of too many ingredients or fragrances in your body butter, this is the perfect recipe for you.

How does it Help?

Shea butter is the main and the most common ingredient in most body butter recipes for one simple reason: it works absolute miracle for all skin types. This particular recipe is great for hydrating your skin if you live in a cooler weather and have constant dry skin.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of shea butter
• ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 30 drops of essential oil of your preferences, divided into two or three types (optional)

Procedure:

• Whip up the raw shea butter using a mixer.
• Add the extra virgin olive oil to the butter.
• Whip the mixture for another minute.
• Add the essential oil (optional) and whip again using low speed.
• Store in a closed jar or container.

 

14. Homemade Body Butter for Black/Dark Skin

 

For dark skin or black skin, a special homemade body butter is needed to give your skin that extra melanin glow. Because dark skin is different, it requires some extra ingredients for the perfect body butter.

How does it Help?

Shea butter is the main and the most common ingredient in most body butter recipes for one simple reason: it works absolute miracle for all skin types. This particular recipe is great for hydrating your skin if you live in a cooler weather and have constant dry skin.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon of shea butter
• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
• 2 teaspoon of olive oil
• 20 drops of lavender or chamomile essential oil (optional)

Procedure:

• Use a double burner to melt the shea butter over 2 cups of boiling water.
• Add the beeswax and wait for it to melt and mix with the other ingredients.
• Add the coconut oil and the olive oil to the butter.
• Mix slowly with a whisk.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the essential oil to the mix (optional).
• Pour into a mason jar or closed container.
• Let cool and refrigerate overnight before using.

 

15. Whipped Body Butter for Glowing Skin

 

Who doesn’t love their skin to be glowing? This is something you won’t be able to get from mass-produced store-bought lotions and moisturizers. For skin of any tone to have that natural and healthy glow, there’s nothing better than a homemade body butter.

How does it Help?

With some special ingredients, this is a body butter recipe that contains all the goodness nature has to offer. Prepared correctly, it will leave your skin feeling healthy, smooth, moisturized and glowing.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of mango butter
• ¼ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoon of jojoba oil
• 2 tablespoon of arrowroot powder
• 10 drops of lavender essential oil
• 10 drops of tea tree essential oil
• 6 drops of Vitamin E essential oil

Procedure:

• When in solid form, cut the cocoa butter and mango butter into small chinks.
• Melt the butter together in a double boiler over low heat.
• Remove and refrigerate until the butter starts to solidify.
• Take out from the fridge and add the coconut and jojoba oil.
• Add the arrowroot powder and the essential oils.
• Use a hand mixer to whip the mixture into a creamy mix.
• Store in an airtight container.

 

16. Body Butter for Pain Relief

 

If you are suffering from body pain or muscle pain, there’s a body butter recipe that can actually help!

How does it Help?

This recipe contains menthol crystals, which will cool down your muscles after messaging and help you with any kind of body pain you might be experiencing. Besides, the arnica oil in this recipe will also help with inflammatory pain when it is used topically to the affected area.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of shea or cocoa butter
• 1 cup of coconut oil
• 1 cup of beeswax
• 1½ teaspoon of arnica oil
• 3 tablespoon of menthol crystals
• 30 drops of peppermint essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the butter in a double burner over low heat.
• Add the beeswax, arnica oil and the coconut oil to the butter, melt and mix.
• Remove the mixture from the heat.
• Gradually add the peppermint essential oil and the menthol crystals to the mix.
• Whisk until all the ingredients have combined.
• Pour into a lidded mason jar or container.
• Let cool overnight or refrigerate.

 

17. Whipped Magnesium and Coconut Oil Body Butter

 

An incredibly nutritious mineral, magnesium can be used in homemade body butter recipes for its healing properties.

How does it Help?

Magnesium is known as the “miracle mineral”. An important part of our own body, magnesium comes with its own healing properties that replenishes all skin types and awakens our senses. Magnesium essential oil is also great for sensitive skin, or skin with itching tendency.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of cocoa butter
• 1 cup of coconut oil
• ½ cup of fractioned coconut oil or any other liquid carrier oil
• ½ cup of magnesium essential oil
• 20 or 30 drops of lavender or Frankincense essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter in a pot over a double burner.
• Add the coconut oil to the same pot and melt.
• Add the magnesium essential oil and the liquid carrier oil
• Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool.
• Use a mixer to whip the cooled butter into a creamy state.
• Add the essential oils to the mixture and whip for another minute.
• Store in a tight container.

 

18. Homemade Body Butter with Jojoba Oil for Cold Weather

 

If you live in a cold regime or if you need something special for the harsh winter, this is a great body butter recipe for you.

How does it Help?

The nourishing jojoba oil extract helps nourish dry skin due to extreme cold weather, as well as skin that’s prone to crack up in winter. Besides, jojoba essential oil is also non-comedogenic, which means it doesn’t clog pores and shuts them off. Rather, jojoba oil contains Vitamin B and E, and they both heals skin inflammation and other skin conditions.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of cocoa butter
• 1 cup shea butter
• 1 cup of jojoba oil
• 30 to 60 drops of cinnamon or peppermint essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in a pot over a double burner over medium heat.
• Remove the pot from heat after the butter have both melted and mixed.
• Let the mixture cool down for some time.
• Add the jojoba oil to the mixture.
• Add the essential oil of your choice.
• Mix lightly and set in the refrigerator to chill for an hour.
• Use a mixer to whip the body butter until creamy and fluffy.
• Store in an airtight container.

 

19. Sweet and Spicy Whipped Body Butter

 

Some very surprising spices and fragrances come together in this recipe for a homemade body butter, from vanilla bean extract to clove.

How does it Help?

The exotic spices used in this body butter gives your skin a natural warmth, as well as fill your senses with the combined aroma that comes from rose, sandalwood and rose essential oil.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of natural unscented lotion
• ¾ cup of shea butter
• 2 tablespoons of evening primrose essential oil
• 10 drops of benzoin
• 10 drops of vanilla bean extract
• 10 drops of sandalwood essential oil
• 10 drops of jojoba rose
• 4 drops of clove essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter in a pot over a double burner.
• Keep the natural lotion in a large bowl.
• Slowly pour in the melted cocoa butter to the lotion and blend on low speed.
• Repeat the step with the evening primrose oil and blend on low speed.
• Add the essential oils to the mixture and blend thoroughly.
• Cover and let rest for a few hours.
• Store in a closed jar or container.

 

20. Non-Greasy Shea Body Butter

 

Not everyone likes their body butter to be too hydrating or too moisturizing; that is, some people prefer for a body butter that is not greasy. This is a recipe for a non-greasy body butter that you can make yourself at home.

How does it Help?

Although this body butter contains shea butter, but it also contains fast-absorbing carrier oils like safflower oil and grapeseed oil. These carrier oils are absorbed into your skin fast and doesn’t leave a greasy skin.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of shea butter
• 1/3 cup of safflower sunflower oil
• 2 tablespoons of evening primrose essential oil
• 10 drops of benzoin
• 10 drops of vanilla bean extract
• 10 drops of sandalwood essential oil
• 10 drops of jojoba rose
• 4 drops of clove essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter in a pot over a double burner.
• Keep the natural lotion in a large bowl.
• Slowly pour in the melted cocoa butter to the lotion and blend on low speed.
• Repeat the step with the evening primrose oil and blend on low speed.
• Add the essential oils to the mixture and blend thoroughly.
• Cover and let rest for a few hours.
• Store in a closed jar or container.

 

 

21. Vanilla and Cocoa Body Butter

 

With this body butter recipe, you’ll be able to recreate the smell of your favorite bakery in your own home. With vanilla and cocoa extract, this homemade body butter will smell just the way you want it to.

How does it Help?

Because of the combined effort of vanilla and cocoa, the buttery texture of this body butter will keep your skin glowing and smooth. Besides, the soothing fragrance of vanilla will also be something you’ll look forward to every day after showering.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of beeswax
• ½ vanilla bean, split
• ½ teaspoon of almond extract (optional)

Procedure:

• Melt the cocoa butter and beeswax together in a over a double burner.
• Add the coconut oil and the shea butter to the melted mixture.
• Whisk thoroughly to mix.
• Remove from heat and let cool for half an hour.
• Add the vanilla seeds scraped from the split vanilla bean.
• Add the almond extract (optional).
• Whisk and let cool for an hour more.
• Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and whip for a few minutes using a mixer.
• Store in an airtight container.

 

22. Easy Body Butter with Beeswax

 

Although not so common, beeswax is a great ingredient to make body butter with. It is not only easy to melt, but will also mix great with all the other products you are using in the recipe and automatically solidify in all temperature.

How does it Help?

Made naturally by bees in their hives, beeswax is collected after honey has been harvested for eating. In a homemade body butter, beeswax won’t clog your pores and let the other ingredients do their magic inside the layers of your skin.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ¾ cup of coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons of beeswax
• 2 teaspoons of corn starch
• 12 drops of lavender essential oil
• 6 drops of Vitamin E oil

Procedure:

• Melt the beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil in a pot over a double burner.
• Use a whisk to mix all the ingredients together.
• Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes.
• Add the Vitamin E and lavender essential oil
• Stir well to mix together.
• Refrigerate for a few minutes to cool and solidify.
• Use a mixer to whip the mixture until creamy.
• Spoon in an airtight container and store.

 

23. Whipped Mango Body Butter

 

Mango is a great fragrance, not just for your desserts, but also for nourishing homemade body butters.

How does it Help?

Mango is a delicious fruit, but it also comes with mangiferan, which is an antioxidant that helps reduce cellular damage. As a fruit, it reduces chances of different types of cancer; in your body butter, mango butter can nourish for your skin and hair.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of mango butter
• ¼ cup of coconut oil
• ¼ cup of jojoba oil
• 1 tablespoon of arrowroot powder
• 1 teaspoon of lavender essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the mango butter and coconut oil in a pot over double burner.
• In a separate bowl, mix the arrowroot powder with 2 tablespoons of jojoba oil to make a paste.
• Remove the melted butter from the heat.
• Add the mixture of arrowroot powder and jojoba oil to the melted powder.
• Add the rest of the jojoba oil to the butter.
• Mix thoroughly with a whisk or a spatula.
• Let cool completely.
• Add the lavender essential oil to the body butter and mix.
• Store in an airtight container.

 

24. Mango and Rosehip Whipped Body Butter

 

With just one ingredient, you can upgrade your mango body butter recipe to a whole new level.

How does it Help?

Mango butter is known to nourish your skin while rosehip oil or rosehip extract butter contains high amount of Vitamin C and essential fatty acids. In your homemade body butter, rosehip oil can hydrate both skin and hair, and give them a more revitalized look.

Ingredients:

• 1½ tablespoons of cocoa butter
• 5 tablespoons of mango butter
• 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon of rosehip essential oil
• 5 drops of lavender essential oil
• 5 drops of chamomile essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt grated cocoa butter in a pot over double burner.
• Add the mango butter, rosehip oil and sunflower oil to the melted butter.
• Remove from heat and whisk to mix everything together.
• Refrigerate to cool down completely.
• Add the essential oils to the mixture.
• Use a mixer to whip the ingredients together until creamy.
• Store in an airtight container to use.

 

25. Harder Mango Body Butter for Dry Skin

 

Another mango body butter recipe that can prove to be especially great if you have dry skin or live in a very cold region.

How does it Help?

Because of the mango butter, this body butter is extremely hydrating for dry skin. It is also great for using on the parts of your body that crack easily, i.e. elbows and knees.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of mango butter
• ¼ cup of avocado oil
• 1 tablespoon of Argan Oil
• ½ tablespoon of chamomile essential oil
• ½ tablespoon of Ylang-Ylang essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the mango butter in a pot in a double burner over low heat.
• Remove the melted mango butter from the heat.
• Add avocado oil and Argan oil to the butter.
• Stir thoroughly for a few minutes until all the ingredients have mixed well.
• Leave alone to cool down.
• Add the essential oils one after another.
• Stir thoroughly and continuously for some time.
• Transfer to an airtight container for regular use.

 

26. Shea Whipped Body Butter with Grapefruit

 

Not only will this shea whipped body butter be a great help to nourish your skin, but it will also create a citrusy and fruity fragrance all around you, all day.

How does it Help?

Of course, shea butter will hydrate and nourish your skin, but the grapefruit essential oil in this body butter recipe will balance your mood with its fresh and tangy fragrance. Besides, grapefruit essential oil has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties that will help against a number of skin conditions and problems.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• 2 tablespoons of Isopropyl Myristate
• ¼ cup of sweet almond oil
• 15 drops of Vitamin E oil
• 10 drops of Neroli Essential Oil
• 10 drops of Grapefruit Essential Oil
• 10 drops of Rose Essential Oil

Procedure:

• Blend softened shea butter until it becomes fluffy and creamy.
• Add the Isopropyl Myristate until fully mixed.
• Add the sweet almond oil and blend.
• Add the Vitamin E oil and the essential oils.
• Blend until all the ingredients have mixed properly and the body butter is fluffy.
• Store in an airtight container to use.

 

27. Ultra-Moisturizing Whipped Body Butter

 

Now, this body butter recipe has all the best ingredients to keep your skin moisturized. It doesn’t matter just how dry or itch-prone your skin is, this is a great moisturizing body butter that can help.

How does it Help?

Shea butter and mango butter will both act to moisturize your skin, while the two carrier oils will keep your skin hydrated and soft. Besides, the added essential oils will all give you a body butter that’s extremely fragrant to use.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of mango butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• ½ cup of almond oil, hemp oil or rosehip oil
• 2 tablespoons of arrowroot powder
• 1 teaspoon of vitamin E essential oil

Procedure:

• In a double boiler, melt the shea and mango butter.
• Add the carrier oils into the melted butter.
• Remove from the heat and let cool on an ice bath, i.e. on top of a larger bowl filled with ice and water.
• In a separate bowl, mix the arrowroot powder with the essential oils to make paste.
• Pour the paste into the quickly solidifying butter.
• Use a mixer to whip the mixture until it becomes creamy and fluffy.
• Store in an airtight container.

 

28. Eucalyptus Mint Whipped Body Butter

 

The highlight of this whipped body butter recipe – along with shea butter and cocoa butter – is eucalyptus essential oil. This unique item will give your skin a refreshing feel unlike anything else.

How does it Help?

Eucalyptus essential oil, as well as the peppermint essential oil which is also an ingredient of this body butter, is known for their refreshing properties.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• 2/3 cup of mango butter
• 2/3 cup of cocoa butter
• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
• 1½ teaspoon of castor oil
• 10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
• 3 drops of peppermint essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the shea butter, cocoa butter and coconut in a double burner over low heat.
• Transfer to another bowl.
• Add the coconut oil and castor oil to the bowl.
• Add the essential oils to the bowl.
• Stir together with a whisk or spoon until mixed.
• Refrigerate until the mixture starts to solidify.
• Remove from the fridge and use a mixer to whip the mixture until creamy.
• Store in a mason jar with a lid.

 

29. Whipped Chocolate Body Butter

 

If you love to munch on chocolate bars, you are definitely going to love this body butter that is going to leave you smelling like one.

How does it Help?

Cocoa butter is a common ingredient in a lot of body butter recipes because of being rich in fatty acids, which hydrates and moisturizes your skin. It is also known to reduce marks on your skin made from stretch marks and cellulite.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of cocoa butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• ½ cup of sweet almond oil
• ¼ cup of beeswax
• 2 tablespoons of Vitamin E essential oil
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder

Procedure:

• In a double burner, melt the shea butter and the cocoa butter.
• Add the coconut oil, sweet almond oil and beeswax to the melted butter.
• Remove the mixture from the heat.
• Add the cocoa powder and the Vitamin E essential oil.
• Use a whisk to mix all the ingredients together.
• Refrigerate for half an hour until mixture starts to solidify.
• Take the bowl out from the fridge and use a mixer to whip the ingredients.
• Scoop out in a covered jar.

 

30. Homemade Sugar Cookie Body Butter

 

This body butter has a unique holiday feel to it! With special essential oils like vanilla, almond, sweet orange and cinnamon leaf, this body butter will end up smelling just like the holiday seasons.

How does it Help?

This cookie-scented body butter is also going to create a heavenly fragrance all around you. Because of the presence of shea butter, cocoa butter and coconut oil, it is also a body butter to nourish and hydrate your skin.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of cocoa butter
• 1/3 cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of Vitamin E essential oil
• 35 drops of vanilla essential oil
• 15 drops of bitter almond essential oil
• 5 drops of sweet orange essential oil
• 2 drops of cinnamon leaf essential oil

Procedure:

• Melt the shea butter and the cocoa butter in a double burner over low heat.
• Add the coconut oil and stir.
• Remove the mixture from the heat and add the Vitamin E oil.
• Refrigerate for an hour until the mixture has started to solidify.
• Remove from the fridge and whip with a mixer until the mixture becomes fluffy.
• Add the essential oils to the mixture and whip again with the mixture.
• Transfer to a mason jar or container.

 

31. Homemade Beef Tallow Body Butter

 

This recipe might not be what comes to your mind when you are thinking about natural body butters, but it is still a great moisturizer for your skin.

How does it Help?

Beef tallow is used in this body butter recipe as the base of the moisturizer, since it is a natural lotion that is easily absorbed by the skin and is free from preservatives. Of course, the added essential oils in the recipe hide the faint beef smell from the tallows and you’ll end up with a great-working moisturizer for your skin.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of beef fat from grass- or pasture-fed cows
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 5 drops of peppermint or any other essential oil of your preference

Procedure:

• Cut the beef fat into small pieces and heat them up in a large pot, with a little water.
• Stir occasionally as the fat starts to melt and release the oil.
• After 30 minutes, remove the remaining beef fat pieces from the pot with a strainer.
• Strain the rendered fat through a piece of muslin cloth or cheesecloth into a mason jar or a metal container.
• Allow the cool for a few minutes.
• Add the olive oil and the essential oil of your choice to the beef fat and mix with a metal spoon.
• Refrigerate until the mixture becomes solid.
• Use a mixer to whip the solidifying mixture into a creamy state.
• Store in a covered glass or metal container to use.

 

32. Lavender Body Butter for Eczema Prone Skin

 

If you suffer from eczema and intense itching, this simple lavender body butter is just what you need to feel better.

How does it Help?

With three simple ingredients, this is a whipped body butter recipe where the combination of lavender essential oil, coconut oil and Vitamin E oil can provide relief for symptoms of eczema.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of Vitamin E essential oil
• 5 drops of lavender essential oil

Procedure:

• Cut the chunks of coconut oil into small pieces.
• Add the Vitamin E essential oil to the coconut oil.
• In a mixing bowl, use a mixer to whip the oil for a few minutes.
• Add the drops of lavender essential oil to the mix.
• Whip until the mixture becomes fluffy and increases in volume.
• Store in an airtight container.

33. Homemade Eczema Salve Body Butter with Lavender

 

This is another body butter recipe that can help if you have eczema, but with a few added ingredients.

How does it Help?

Honey, an active ingredient in this recipe, has both anti-inflammatory and microbial properties, and they help soothe irritations due to eczema. The same goes for beeswax, which is antibacterial and very soothing for sensitive skin prone to irritation. Coconut oil, too, reduces skin inflammation and soothes irritation.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of beeswax
• 10 drops of lavender essential oil
• 8 drops of frankincense essential oil
• 5 drops of tea tree essential oil
• 5 drops of geranium essential oil

Procedure:

• Use a double boiler to melt the shea butter, beeswax and coconut oil together.
• When all the ingredients melt, remove from heat.
• Allow to cool slightly.
• Stir in the honey and all the essential oils gradually.
• Transfer to a metal or glass container with a cover.

 

34. Anti-Ageing Whipped Body Butter for Extremely Dry Skin

 

A body butter recipe that does both – moisturizes and hydrates your skin, and reduce the symptoms of ageing.

How does it Help?

This is a recipe that uses a lot of ingredients known for their healing and moisturizing effect on skin. Jojoba oil, for example, is supposed to be extremely hydrating for dry skin, and sweet almond oil contains Vitamin E, which is good for both dry and sensitive skin.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of shea butter
• ¼ cup of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of Argan oil
• 2 tablespoons of Sweet Almond oil
• 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
• 1 teaspoon of white beeswax pallets
• 1 teaspoon of Vitamin E essential oil
• 1 teaspoon of lavender essential oil
• 1 teaspoon of arrowroot powder

Procedure:

• Melt shea butter, sweet almond oil, argan oil, jojoba oil and beeswax in a double burner.
• Remove from heat and refrigerate for an hour for the liquid to solidify.
• Take out from the fridge and dd the arrowroot powder and all the essential oils.
• Whip the mixture with a mixer until fluffy.
• Store in a lidded container and keep in the fridge for 15 minutes to solidify.

 

35. Strawberry and Cream Fluffy Body Butter

 

Anything with strawberry essential oil has an amazing fragrance and will also help nourish your skin.

How does it Help?

As grownups, we still love to have the fragrance of strawberry follow us everywhere, in our lip gloss or in our body mist. In our body butter as well, strawberry essential oil can be a great ingredient to nourish our skin and improve our mood.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of shea butter
• 1 cup of coconut oil
• 30 drops of strawberry essential oil
• 15 drops of Ylang Ylang essential oil

Procedure:

• In a double burner, melt shea butter and coconut oil.
• Once the mixture liquifies, remove from heat.
• Add the essential oil and stir thoroughly.
• Keep in the refrigerator overnight to solidify.
• Remove from the fridge and use a mixer to whip into a creamy and fluffy state.
• Store in a lidded container.

 

Conclusion

If you are completely new to the idea of making your own body butters, the whole concept might feel daunting to you. However, most of these recipes require ingredients that are both easily affordable and widely available. This means that anyone can make these amazing homemade body butters for themselves and for their families.

Only spending an hour or so with these ingredients and household tools and appliances, you can easily make any body butter of your preference for the next few months. All these recipes include ingredients that are all natural, as well as healthy for your skin. These recipes would all be a great addition to your skin care regime instead of using something store-bought, mass-produced and filled with chemicals.

Homemade body butters are something that your skin will end up thanking you for, whether you are making them for yourself, your family or as gift for your friends.